View Idea 3.0 is the current version of the page that shows a single idea. It has three page templates, widgets you can rearrange, a layout that works on phones, and it opens as a popup from several places in Brightidea. New Initiatives created from the Products page use it by default.
An idea in View Idea 3.0.
Turn on View Idea 3.0
- Go to Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas.
- Select View Idea 3.0.
- Save your changes.
The Initiative then uses View Idea 3.0 for its View Idea page. The idea also opens as a popup from these places:
- Idea Boards, where you can move between ideas with the Next and Previous arrows
- Top Ideas
- Steps view
- List view
An idea open as a popup.
View Idea 3.0 can also appear in action items and Manage pages.
View Idea 3.0 in an action item.
Choose a page template
| Template | Cover image | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Small | None | Basic ideas without images |
| Medium | Small | Ideas that use category images |
| Large | Large | Detailed ideas with images |
- On the View Idea page, select the gear icon in the bottom-left corner.
- Select Template Selection.
- Choose a template.
All three templates have the same left and right columns, and changing the template does not change your widgets.
Template Selection in the gear menu.
Add, remove, and arrange widgets
The columns below the header hold widgets. To change them, open the full View Idea page and turn on the Widget Editor from the gear icon.
| To do this | Do this |
|---|---|
| Move a widget | Drag it to a new place. You can put widgets above, inside, or below the Ideas tab, for example to keep comments visible from every tab. |
| Add a widget | Drag it from the Available Widgets panel on the left. A widget leaves the panel once it is on the page. |
| Remove a widget | Remove it from the page. It goes back to the Available Widgets panel. |
| Rename a widget | Type a new title in its title field. |
| Hide a widget title | Clear the Title checkbox. |
The page with the Widget Editor turned on.
Widgets placed above and below the tabs.
Colors, CSS, and labels
- The page uses the colors and CSS set on the Design tab in Site Setup.
- Brightidea does not recommend custom CSS on View Idea 3.0 pages, because it can break features. Custom CSS also does not carry over to the popups in Steps view, List view, and Whiteboard.
- You can change the voting labels, the Ideas tab label, and the Development tab label under Site Setup > Site > Labels.
The header area
Title
The idea title appears in the header of every template. Users with permission can edit it there. A title can be up to 100 characters.
Cover image
The Medium and Large templates show a cover image in the header.
- To change the image, hover over it in the header, or use the Attachments widget or the image viewer.
- You can generate an image with AI or search Unsplash photos. See AI in Brightidea.
- If you delete the cover image in the Attachments widget, the header goes back to the default image of the Initiative.
The cover image in the Medium template.
The cover image in the Large template.
Changing the cover image from the header.
Voting
- View Votes: next to the voting buttons, users can open a list of the people who voted for the idea. The setting is under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas.
- Improved promote button: when this option is on, one button shows the icon, label, and vote score, and replaces the older voting buttons. It is a sub-option of View Idea 3.0 under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas.
The View Votes list.
The improved promote button.
Learn more: Voting
Chips voting
When Chips voting is on, a Chips button appears on the idea. From it, users can see who invested in the idea, add, edit, or remove chips, and move chips to other ideas or update them in bulk. You can rename Chips under Site Setup > Site > Labels.
The Chips button and panel.
Learn more: Chips voting
Submitter and team
The header shows the name of the submitter, the name of the submission team, or Anonymous, depending on what the submitter chose. You can also add a Team widget to the side column to list the team members.
The submitter in the header.
The Team widget.
Merged ideas
If an idea was merged with other ideas, the merged ideas appear as tabs inside the parent idea. Some features are turned off on child ideas. See Merging ideas.
Merged ideas shown as tabs.
Hidden ideas
Administrators can hide an idea from the Actions dropdown. A hidden idea shows an indicator above the header, and only administrators and the submitter can see the idea. To show it again, select Toggle to Visible in the indicator or in the Actions dropdown.
The hidden indicator above the header.
Action buttons
The action buttons at the top right of the page.
Actions dropdown
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Copy Link | Copies the address of the idea to your clipboard. |
| Opens the idea in a print-friendly window. | |
| Report Abuse | Reports the idea. Any user can report an idea, and administrators get the report by email. You can change the text of the Report Abuse popup under Site Setup > Site > Labels. |
| Hide/Show Idea | Hides the idea or makes it visible again. Administrators only. |
| Delete | Deletes the idea permanently. Administrators only. |
The Actions dropdown.
Subscribe
Subscribers get notifications about activity on the idea, such as new comments and status changes.
- To show or hide the Subscribe button, turn the category and idea subscription option on or off under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas.
- To let administrators add or remove subscribers from the button, select Admin Subscription Management under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas.
The Subscribe button.
Managing subscribers as an administrator.
Favorite
Users can mark an idea as a favorite, then filter by favorites on Idea Boards and on the User Homepage. To show or hide the button, turn My Favorites on or off under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas.
The Favorite button.
Content widgets
| Widget | What it shows | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Description | The description of the idea. | Images added to the description also appear in the Attachments widget. |
| Attachments | Every file uploaded to the idea. Select a file to open the file viewer. | Submitters and administrators can add or remove attachments. You can set an attachment as the cover image. Private attachments show a Private icon and cannot be the cover image. See Understanding Submission Attachments and Embedded Video Player for Video Attachments. |
| Additional Questions and Development Fields | The extra questions and Development fields, in the same order and with the same visibility as the submission form. | Manage the questions under Site Setup > Ideas > Submission Form. See Submission Form Builder. |
| Action Items | The open action items of an evaluator assigned to the idea. | Review, Single Scale, and Scorecard items can be completed in the widget. Development, Find Owner, and Judging items open on their own page. If the Step allows idea editing, the evaluator can edit the idea from this page. |
| Comments | The comments on the idea. | The widget starts at the bottom of the page. Drag it to move it. See Comments. |
The Description widget.
The Attachments widget.
Setting an attachment as the cover image.
The Comments widget.
To show Development fields on their own tab, select Development tab under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. To let users edit Development fields on the page, select Editable development fields in the same place. Administrators can always edit them.
Editing a Development field on the page.
Detail widgets
| Widget | What it shows | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Submitted Date | The date the idea was submitted. | Set the date format under Site Setup > Site > General Settings. See date formatting. |
| Owner | The owner of the idea. | Users who are not administrators do not see the widget when the idea has no owner. |
| Status | The status of the idea. | If a status has a description, it shows as a tooltip. Select Submitter can change status under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas to let the submitter and team members change the status. |
| Category | The category of the idea. | The widget appears only when the Initiative has more than one category. If category subscription is on, users can hover over the category to subscribe to it. |
| Tags / Admin Tags | The tags and admin tags on the idea. | See Submission Tags and Admin Tags. |
| Progress | The current Stage and Step of the idea. | Turn on Display Pipeline Stage and Display Pipeline Step under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. |
| Linked Ideas | Other ideas linked to this one. | Only administrators can link or unlink ideas, and only within the same Initiative. |
| Linked Whiteboard | The thumbnail, title, and last edited time of the Whiteboard linked to the idea. | The submitter, owner, team members, and administrators can turn it on. Users without access to the Whiteboard do not see the thumbnail. See Getting Started with Whiteboard. |
| Jira | The Jira issue linked to the idea. | See the Jira integration article. |
The Submitted Date widget.
The Owner widget.
The Status widget.
A status description shown as a tooltip.
The Category widget.
Subscribing to a category.
The Tags and Admin Tags widget.
The Progress widget.
The Stage and Step settings.
The Linked Whiteboard widget.
The Jira widget.
Link and unlink ideas
- In the Linked Ideas widget, select Link.
- Search for the idea and select it in the list.
- Select Link.
To unlink an idea, hover over its thumbnail and select the Unlink icon.
Linking an idea.
The Unlink icon on a linked idea.
Stats
| Stat | What it counts | When it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Vote Score | The total promote score of the idea. This is not the number of votes. | Hidden when voting is off and no votes have been cast, and when Chips voting is on. |
| Votes | The number of votes cast, promotes and demotes together. | Hidden when voting is off and no votes have been cast, and when Chips voting is on. |
| Chips | The number of chips given to the idea. | Hidden when voting is off and no votes have been cast, and when simple voting is on. |
| Comments | The number of comments. The number depends on the comment visibility settings and on what each user is allowed to see. | Always. |
| Favorites | The number of users who marked the idea as a favorite. | When My Favorites is on under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. |
| Unique Views | The number of different users who viewed the idea. | When the view count option is on under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. Select Display idea viewers to let users open a list of the viewers. |
| Total Views | Every view of the idea, including repeat views by the same user. | When the view count option is on under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. |
The Stats widget.
The view count setting.
The list of idea viewers.
Team and Hackathon widgets
| Widget | What it does |
|---|---|
| Find Teammates | Lets users search for participants registered in the Hackathon. See Find Teammates. |
| Expertise | Shows the expertise that the project or gig needs. |
| Apply | Lets users apply to join the team. See Apply to Join. |
| GitHub Link | A link field for a GitHub address, mainly used with the Hackathon application. |
The Find Teammates widget.
The Expertise widget.
The Apply widget.
Tabs
The tabs on the left of the page depend on the Initiative settings and on what each user is allowed to see.
The tabs in View Idea 3.0.
| Tab | What it shows | How to turn it on |
|---|---|---|
| Ideas | The main content of the idea, with any widgets you place in the tab. | Always on. The label comes from the submission name under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. |
| Development | The Development fields, including attachment fields. Field visibility follows the submission form, and users who cannot see Development fields do not see the tab. | Select Development tab, a sub-option of View Idea 3.0 under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. Change the label under Site Setup > Site > Labels. See Development Tool. |
| History | The timeline of events and actions on the idea. | Set who can see it under Site Setup > Ideas > History. See the History tab article. |
| Evaluations | The results of the action items in a Step. What shows depends on how the Step is configured. This tab works the same as in View Idea 2.0. | Depends on the Step configuration. |
| Business Impact | Projected and actual impact for the idea. The same data appears in the Team Workspace of the idea. Administrators, moderators, and analysts can see it. | Select Business impact tab, a sub-option of View Idea 3.0 under Site Setup > Ideas > Ideas. To include submitters, select Submitter access to Business Impact Tab. See Business Impact. |
The Development tab.
The Development tab setting.
The History tab.
The Evaluations tab.
The Business Impact tab.
What changed from View Idea 2.0
Some View Idea 2.0 features work differently in View Idea 3.0. Use these alternatives:
| View Idea 2.0 feature | What to use in View Idea 3.0 |
|---|---|
| Additional Info tab | Admin fields or Development fields in the submission form. |
| Editing merged (parent and child) ideas | List view. |
| The extra question settings "Allow all users to see extra questions" and "Hide extra questions from the Submitter" | These settings work only with Post Idea 1.0 and View Idea 2.0. |
| Private attachments | Development fields, if the files are uploaded during evaluation. |
| Status change reason | The administrator actions menu in Steps view or List view. See Managing Idea Status Changes. |
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